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Ever had to replace a power supply?
Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 11:10 pm
by blazingrythm
My iMac G5 (about five years old) won't power up. I know it's not the power cord.
Has anyone here replaced the power supply and is it difficult?
There's a pdf with instructions I found on Google but I thought I'd check here first.
The fan noise was loud often before this happened.
Perhaps replacing the fan at the same time might be in order.
Any tips???
Thanks in advance for helping me.
Robert
Ever had to replace a power supply?
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:14 am
by buzzsmith
blazingrythm wrote:My iMac G5 (about five years old) won't power up. I know it's not the power cord.
Has anyone here replaced the power supply and is it difficult?
I'm absolutely not a repair guy, but just FYI...I had a G4 power supply go out a year ago or so and found one on eBay. A friend installed it. Took about 30 minutes.
The point is that there is an internal fuse in the PS. You could check that first with a multi meter (unplugged!).
However, if indeed it is the fuse, it blew for a reason. Could be a one time thing or a definite problem with the PS.
There's a guy in Austin that trades in refurbished supplies. If I can find his contact info, I'll get back to you.
Buzzy
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Re: Ever had to replace a power supply?
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:13 am
by blazingrythm
Thanks Buzz,
I'll wait for your post.
Re: Ever had to replace a power supply?
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 11:43 am
by buzzsmith
blazingrythm wrote:Thanks Buzz,
I'll wait for your post.
I haven't heard back yet. He may not be in the PS biz anymore.
However an eBay search pulled up lots of G5 power supplies.
(He's no longer a seller on eBay, either.)
If I do hear anything, I'll get back to you...
Buzzy
Re: Ever had to replace a power supply?
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 8:46 pm
by johnnytucats
Check out iFixit.com for repair info.
Ever had to replace a power supply?
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 8:13 am
by buzzsmith
Just got an email from him.
Andy Cuffe
acuffe@gmail.com
Buzzy
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Re: Ever had to replace a power supply?
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 8:40 am
by newrigel
Check
this place out!
Re: Ever had to replace a power supply?
Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:35 am
by blazingrythm
Thanks!
Re: Ever had to replace a power supply?
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:38 pm
by blazingrythm
I checked out your friend Buzz and he didn't have the power supply I needed so I remembered having $75.00 credit at a computer repair place, ordered a new power supply $99.00 plus CA tax, had the repair place remove it, and will bring that to the place I ordered the new one for exchange and will pick up the new one to have the repair place install it.
Thanks for your help.
I hope that when I bring it home tomorrow I can continue working in DP to finally put the finishing touches on my new CD.
Kind regards to all who helped,
Robert
Re: Ever had to replace a power supply?
Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 12:26 pm
by buzzsmith
Sounds like you found the solution!
Buzzy
Re: Ever had to replace a power supply? Resolved
Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 1:41 pm
by blazingrythm
In the end I got a power supply locally and found that the logic board was fried too.
So I bought a used iMac for $300 and had my original hard drive swapped out.
It works fine and I can return the power supply but now I have to authorize and activate almost all my plugins. Ugh!
The fan noise is gone now, shhhhhh...hear anything? Me neither.
The vents on the one that went down were clogged and heat destroyed it.
Make sure you regularly clean those air vents out with an old tooth brush and a can of Dust Off.